2019 News Archive
Georgetown Study Ranks K-State, MATC Similarly in Value of Degree After 40 Years
Publication: The Manhattan Mercury As the price of higher education goes up, potential students are putting more stock in the future value of a degree, and a Georgetown University study ranks K…
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Six-Figure Price Tags Are Coming to Colleges
Publication: The Atlantic "The annual cost of attending several selective universities is slated to reach $100,000 within a few years." Read the article
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Students Grapple with Lifetime Decision — College or the "Trades"
Publication: CBS "College graduates in the U.S. are staggering under $1.5 trillion in student loans — triple the level of student debt 10 years ago. By contrast, plumbers, electricians…
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New Olathe Business Offering Woodworking Classes, Mentorships for Kids and Teens
Publication: Fox 4 Kansas City "A new business is opening its doors to young people in hopes that it will get them to put down their phones and pick up a trade." Read the article
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Steel Mill Worker Shares a Success Story
Publication: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City "The Federal Reserve has released a new video about opportunity occupations, jobs that offer good pay for people without a four-year…
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Olathe Schools, Garmin Forge New Program to Train Future Techs, College Grads with No Student Debt
Publication: Fox 4 Kansas City "Workforce vacancies will come in the not-so-distant future. The Olathe School District has a plan to fill them. Beginning with this school year, 11th and 12th…
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Depth Over Breadth
Publication: EducationNext "The research presented here makes a strong case for not only keeping vocational education an accessible part of the high-school curriculum, but also for…
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Notre Dame Fire Revives Demand for Skilled Stone Carvers in France
Publication: NPR "'Our work involves very specific requirements and we are short of skilled labor in a dozen or so traditional professions,' says Frederic Létoffé, the president of the…
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A Solution to College Debt
Publication: Tribune Content Agency "While models are constantly changing — from cars, to clothes — only the education model remains the same, except for rising costs. That model says a…
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The Country Needs to Rethink the College-for-Better-Pay Story
Publication: Forbes A traditional degree does not equate to automatic success. People who choose careers that do not require a degree are in no way less valuable than those who attend college…
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